Becky Warren

Songwriter & vocalist

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I open frequently for the Indigo Girls and I've been featured on NPR's All Things Considered—I've gotten so much out of writing songs. My passion is coaching other people to turn their own stories into songs. Wanna mark a big milestone? Have hard-won wisdom to share? Let me help you write your song, even if you have no musical experience.

I feel incredibly fortunate. I started writing songs at age 13 and these days I get to open for some of my biggest musical heroes, like The Indigo Girls and Mary Chapin Carpenter. My songs were reviewed favorably by the dean of American rock critics himself, Robert Christgau, and chosen as some of the best country song of the year by Rolling Stone.

Most importantly, songwriting has helped me work through my feelings and connect with other people. In recent years, I've begun coaching other people to help them write songs about their own stories. I've seen over and over how profoundly it can affect people to write their first song, and how powerful it can be for other people to hear those songs.

And so I'd love to coach you to write your first song. You don't have to have any music or instrument experience—most people I work with don't. You just have to have some feelings or experiences you want to turn into art. I also work with experienced songwriters, people who want to write songs as gifts, and just about any other songwriting situation you can imagine.

Tell me about your project and how I can help, through the 'Contact' button above.

Credits

AllMusic verified credits for Becky Warren
  • Della Mae
  • Della Mae
  • Caroline Spence
  • Rodney Crowell
  • The Great Unknowns
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  • Korby Lenker
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Discogs verified credits for Becky Warren
  • Jay Byrd (2), Kerry Brooks, Tim Haney (2), Chad Barger, Gary Greene, Becky Warren, Piano Pace
  • The Reckless Electric
  • The Great Unknowns (2)
  • Peanut Butter (9), Peanut Butter and Dave*, PBD*
  • The Great Unknowns (2)
  • Mary Bragg
  • Ben de la Cour
  • The Reckless Electric
  • Rodney Crowell
  • Ms. Adventure
  • Caroline Spence
  • Brennen Leigh
  • Della Mae
  • Noel McKay
  • Amy Ray
  • Della Mae
  • Ben de la Cour
  • Korby Lenker

Languages

  • English

32 Reviews - 7 Repeat Clients

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  1. Review by Sarah
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    She was really friendly and nice to work with! We finished our song lyric creation in 2 hours, she helped create the melody and blend in together. I even asked for a beat/pop ver and a guitar ver and she gave me both. It was so helpful, I would definitely go to her if I want to write a song again, her price is more affordable than other people as well.

  2. Review by Ravieshwar S.
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    Genius writer, would love to work with her again..

  3. Review by Eddie W.
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    Becky is very passionate about helping you with your songs. She asks the perfect questions for you to come to many realizations yourself and after working with her just once I felt way more confident about what I needed to do!

  4. Review by Ravieshwar S.
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    Wow, so talented and a delight to work with! Took my song to its greatest potential!

  5. Review by Chappy M.
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    If you are reading this, then do yourself a favor and hire Becky today! You will not regret it. I will 100% use her again. Her voice is obviously a gift that most people only dream about, but she is also professional, warm, and a great communicator. She asked the right questions to get the idea out of my head and into a song.. I highly recommend Becky to anyone, beginning or advanced..

  6. Review by erichagemann1
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    I worked with Becky to receive songwriting coaching and all I can say is she’s great at what she does and provided me with invaluable guidance in a very short period of time. I was feeling very stuck and she was able to reorient me to a direction that I’m excited about once more.

  7. Review by Carolyn F.
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    Becky's is a very encouraging coach who seemed to really get what I was going for in terms of my art! It was amazing to work with Becky!

  8. Review by Todd L.
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    Becky Warren is an extraordinarily talented songwriter. Can't wait to work with her again!

  9. Review by Kathleen F.
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    Becky was great to work with. Her voice is so distinctive and the music she wrote was perfect for the lyrics I wrote. I’d love to work with her again.

  10. Review by Kathleen F.
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    Becky was great to work with. She got was I was going after and created a great melody…..and her voice, one of a kind! Best of all she made some adjustment to the structure and lyrics that made what I had provided much better. Plus, she seems like a really nice person.

  11. Review by Marjory C.
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    Becky is just superb in every way and so easy to work with. Highly recommend!

  12. Review by Marjory C.
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    Becky is so accommodating and flexible and once again, I had a great experience working with her! She took my lyric beyond what I thought was possible (she has quite the knack for that!) and I am grateful to her:) I hope to connect again soon - thanks for everything, Becky.

  13. Review by Felipe B.
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    Very friendly and attentive to any concerns. We will work with her again in the future.

  14. Review by Marjory C.
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    Becky is such a great artist and soooo easy to work with! She took my simple little lyric, which I didn't even think was workable, and ensured me that it was do-able. She worked it into something that sounds very cool and relatable. I'm really proud of it and couldn't ask for anything more:) Thanks so much, Becky. You did a superb job and took it way beyond what I had imagined. That is the power of collaboration, I guess! Look forward to working with you again shortly:)

  15. Review by Greg M.
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    Becky took my lyrics and idea for a track and built a cool song with them. Soundbetter is a great platform for a non-pro to find awesome talent to work with. As a guy who just writes lyrics Its different to collaborate on a creative project with just messages sent back and forth. Not an easy thing to do but Becky did exactly that.

  16. Review by Gary M.
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    I chose Becky to help with my songwriting because I was so impressed by her own material. She really knows her stuff and she provided me with some great guidance on a song that will help make it into something great. I know I will work with her again.

  17. Review by Ray D.
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    Becky wrote lyrics for me with just the clever idea I was looking for. Thanks.

  18. Review by Larry M.
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    Becky is an enormously talented singer/songwriter who I was blessed to have do the vocals for one of my songs. She seemed to intuitively sense what it needed.

    We actually had a chance to meet in real life when she opened for the Indigo Girls in Baltimore. She's also my favorite Jeopardy! contestant. :)

  19. Review by Sarah R.
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    Becky literally wrote the music my soul was wanting! My lyrics came to life with her folk styling! I’ve been looking for a co-writer with her abilities in this genre. Cheers love, you killed it!

  20. Review by Keith M.
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    Very personable. Fast turnaround. Excellent work.

Interview with Becky Warren

  1. Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?

  2. A: You can write a song. I promise.

  3. Q: What do you like most about your job?

  4. A: Seeing the joy and emotion people experience when they're able to write the song they have always had in them.

  5. Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?

  6. A: A co-writer writes a song with you and shares credit and rights to the song with you. I prefer coaching people because I truly believe that everyone has at least one great song in them and I find it very rewarding to help people find it. As a coach, I help you write the best song you can write without taking any ownership of your song. You remain the sole writer, copyright holder, and publishing rights holder. I don’t write for you; I help you become the writer you want to be.

  7. Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

  8. A: What's a song you wish you had written and why? How do you want people to feel when they hear your song? Which songwriting practices have been working well for you? Where do you tend to get 'stuck' on a song?

  9. Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

  10. A: It's important to hire a songwriting coach whose writing you like, but even more important to hire someone you have great rapport with. You're sharing vulnerable stuff when you write a song, and you'll want to have a coach who listens to you, gets what you do, and supports you 100%.

  11. Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?

  12. A: I've been writing songs for more than 30 years, but my career really got started when Indigo Girl Amy Ray signed my Americana band, The Great Unknowns, to a record deal in 2004. I've written two albums with The Great Unknowns, three solo albums, and one album with the band The Reckless Electric. I also write with and for other artists, including Noel McKay, Brennen Leigh, and Della Mae.

  13. Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?

  14. A: My favorite thing is working with anyone who has never written a song. Those of us who get to write songs all the time know how profound it can be to distill our experiences or feelings into a beautiful piece of art that we can share with others, and I love helping people feel that for the first time. So it would be a dream come true to work with someone who has a lot of wisdom but no songwriting experience, like Steve Harvey, Gordon Ramsey, or Betty White.

  15. Q: What type of music do you usually work on?

  16. A: My own music is usually on the rock side of the Americana spectrum, but I love writing and singing in a variety of genres, including country, folk/singer-songwriter, rock, and pop.

  17. Q: What's your strongest skill?

  18. A: Songwriting, empathy, listening ability, and enthusiasm for creative expression (that's 4, I know!)

  19. Q: What do you bring to a song?

  20. A: I'm proud to say that I have lots of songwriting awards and album cuts and nice quotes from Rolling Stone about my writing. But the main things I bring to my work as a coach are empathy, a good listening ear, and an unwavering belief that you can write a great song. Where I really shine is in my ability to understand quickly what you're aiming for as a writer so that I can offer you suggestions that will help get you there.

  21. Q: What's your typical work process?

  22. A: I coach songwriters over Zoom at an hourly rate of about $100/hour. If you've never written a song before, I recommend 4 hours of coaching time split over two sessions spaced about a week apart. At the end of those 4 hours, you'll have written a full song—lyrics, melody, and chords (even if you don't play an instrument!). I've worked with dozens of first-time writers and I've never had anyone fail to finish a song in 4 coaching hours. You can do it! I also work with experienced songwriters. You can hire me for a set number of hours if you want help finishing a song, improving your writing process, finding ideas, polishing lyrics—anything that will help you reach your songwriting goals. It generally takes about an hour of coaching time to talk through one song you feel stuck on and suggest some new ways to look at it. With two hours, I can help you think about a song from scratch, get you started on how to approach it, and coach you through a verse or a chorus. With three or four hours (depending on your experience), I can coach you the whole way through writing a song.

  23. Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?

  24. A: My two favorite songwriters are John Prine and Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys. I love the way Prine says so much with just a few, perfectly-chosen words. And I love the way Wilson creates brilliantly inventive melodies and chord progressions. Some of my other favorite songwriters are Paul Simon, The Indigo Girls, Lucinda Williams, Darryl Hall, and Holland–Dozier–Holland.

  25. Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.

  26. A: I love working as a songwriting coach, helping people to write the best songs they can. I enjoy working with songwriters at every level. Maybe you’ve always wanted to write a song but don’t know where to begin. Maybe you have a big anniversary coming up and want to write a song for your partner. Maybe you’ve been writing for years but you’re stuck in a bit of a rut. I would love to help.

  27. Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?

  28. A: My guitar, my laptop, my Kindle (reading inspires a lot of my writing!), a huge battery (for the laptop and the Kindle) and an ocean of drinking water.

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Terms Of Service

My $400 "write your first song" program for beginners takes two 120-min Zoom sessions. You'll write a complete song (lyrics, melody, chords). I also coach experienced writers at an hourly rate.

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